Angry Republicans Claim Trump Was Fact-Checked By 'Biased' Moderators While Harris' 'Whoppers' Were Ignored

TRUMP: "I created one of the greatest economies in the history of our country. ... They’ve destroyed the economy.”

THE FACTS: This is an exaggeration. The economy grew much faster under Presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan than it did under Trump. The broadest measure of economic growth, gross domestic product, rose 4% a year for four straight years under Clinton. The fastest growth under Trump was 3% in 2018. The economy shrank 2.2% in 2020, at the end of Trump’s presidency. And a higher proportion of American adults had jobs under Clinton than under Trump. During the Biden-Harris administration, the economy expanded 5.8% in 2021, though much of that reflected a bounce-back from COVID.

TRUMP: “They had the highest inflation perhaps in the history of our country, because I’ve never seen a worse period of time."